Weekly Discussion: Untouchable Music

July 15th, 2008

Hello everyone, I'm back from my vacation and there's another discussion to go at.

The past few years, CDs and LPs are getting more and more rare. Everything's turning into digital format. iTunes, Rhapsody, Napster, eMusic (and also Amazon & CDbaby) and many other sites are doing a great job presenting us with these digital MP3s, but sometimes I miss holding the CD in my hands, reading through the booklet and reading the liner notes. And I can appreciate some creative artwork too.

I'm a child of the CD age of course, and even though I like LP (vinyl) even better, I've adapted to CDs because they're just more practical. And I'm sure, eventually the same will happen with the digital format. I'll get used to it. And in a way I'm already adapting to it. Well, it's not like it's really a choice, and when possible and I can afford it, I still try to get the CD too. Though it might be even more as a nostalgic thing or as a collecter's item.

I'm curious as to where you stand on the hardcopy (vinyl, cd) vs. the digital music. Are you still buying CDs? Or did you convert to the digital age? All these things have pros and cons, I'm just curious as to what you like best.

For me it's probably CDs, since it's the middle way. It's still practicle and you still have the hardcopy music with artwork and booklets. And a CD in a CD case to put in your collection.

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